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Predictive Power

Few jobs are more massive than that of building a nuclear power plant, a project that takes years and billions of dollars to complete. But once a new plant is finished, how do engineers know it will operate as designed? In October 2016, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) began full…

Jonathan HinesApril 18, 2017

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Students Study Computational Nuclear Reactor Modeling at CASL Summer Workshop

CASL staff created the annual Education Council Summer Student Workshop, which took place at ORNL June 17–19.

Eric GedenkJuly 7, 2015

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Staff Awarded for Ground-Breaking Research, Outreach, and Cost Savings

Several OLCF Staff Members were recognized at the November 7 Awards Night Event.

OLCF Staff WriterDecember 10, 2014

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Westinghouse–CASL team wins major computing award for reactor core simulations on Titan

A team representing Westinghouse Electric Company and the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light-Water Reactors (CASL), a Department of Energy (DOE) Innovation Hub led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has received an International Data Corporation HPC Innovation Excellence Award for applied simulation on Titan.

Katie Elyce JonesJuly 2, 2014

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Hold It Right There

Researchers with CASL are simulating fuel rod stabilization on ORNL’s Titan supercomputer.

Leo WilliamsJune 19, 2013

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Moniz Visits ORNL

Ernest Moniz, the newly confirmed secretary of energy, visited ORNL and the OLCF on June 3.

OLCF Staff WriterJune 19, 2013

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Chu Visits ORNL

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently made a quick visit to ORNL, where he got a briefing on advanced computer simulations of nuclear energy and even took a turn experiencing the 3D environment of a virtual reactor's nuclear core.

Scott JonesFebruary 27, 2012

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Jaguar Users Benefiting from ALCC Computing Hours for Energy-Mission Research

Through the ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC), allocations were awarded to five projects with an emphasis on high-risk, high-impact research related to DOE’s energy mission. They are already providing insight into important efforts such as advancing the clean-energy agenda and understanding the Earth’s climate.

OLCF Staff WriterApril 5, 2011

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